XXXIV
XXXIV
"Karen was in our friend circle in freshman year, but quite unfortunately Lisa and her always ended up butting heads. They never agreed on anything, there was no common ground for them, it was awful really, being caught in the middle was no joke, there were six of us, and they broke us from the core, each person took two of us. Grace and I followed Lisa naturally, while Cleo and Sam followed Karen. And from then henceforth, the school had two queen B's. Both of them always at each other's throats, always trying to outdo each other. Every teacher hated them, the principal despised them, he'd expel them but he had no evidence against them. Majority of the student body loved Lisa tho, she was, or still is fun, and wasn't rude and mannerless. Unlike Karen, Karen wanted to be feared, so it was hard for everyone who went to school with us really.
You'd think by the time they got to senior year it would be better, it got worse, there was prank wars every day, from harmless little pranks to setting the school on fire.. it was a competition and no one was willing to back down for the other. You needed to be there when our principal gave the farewell speech on graduation day, he was shaking with literal excitement, he couldn't wait for us to leave.
On the day of prom, everyone was buzzing with excitement, even the people that didn't attend our school, they wanted to see who would be prom queen. It was predictable anyway, everyone with eyes knew it was Lisa. But at a huge cost..." Mariana's voice faded into the background as everything played back in my mind slowly.
Karen and I had just one thing in common, our ability to draw, and desire to create video games, we both wanted to work in the biggest gaming company ever, that was all. Otherwise, I couldn't stand her, she loved putting others below her, for no just cause, she always thought she was better than every body else. And I took it personally.
"Fred Evans was Lisa's boyfriend.." she gave me a look, as if asking for my permission before she continued. I nodded. There wasn't a need to hide it from him anyway. I sniffed loudly, giving them the wrong impression, where we laid huddled together on the floor, with Mariana on my right and Sara on my left, they both hugged me, I didn't try to explain myself, I sunk deep into their arms.
"They were in love,the literal couple goals, nothing could separate them, or so we thought. Lisa haven't really been the school type but she was willing to go, because of Fred, till date we don't know what Karen told Fred, but just before they crowned him prom King, he broke up with her, right on stage. But because Lisa couldn't go down like that, she took both the crown of the king and queen and didn't even try to call him back, which must have been hard seeing as she was head over heels in love with him. Again, her strength laid in her strength.. if you get what I mean. Her ability to pick herself back up immediately is worthy of emulation." Mariana kissed my forehead as she finished her story. Making me smile
"Wow.. Karen is.. a Karen." James pointed out the obvious.
"Now she's getting married to him.." Quinn said quietly.
I grunted, I lied unprovoked, the high schooler in me had to surface, and I wanted to beat her at her own game again. What was wrong with me? Who worked at Bavard that I could bring to the wedding??
James jumped up and clapped excitedly,
"This is your chance.. you can bring Noah to the wedding and from there you will show him you aren't an embarrassment at all. And also show Karen that you're doing well. It's a win win situation."
My eyes bulged at her suggestion.
"No way! We just said he was an asshole remember? We just talked about how him in particular was a jerk and all, have you forgotten so quickly?"
She rolled her eyes at me,
"Not when you need them, they are not. Don't you understand the concept of forgiveness?"
I shake my head no and face Mariana squarely.
"Please tell James that I'm not into self sabotage and will not do that."
She laughed a little.
"You know who this is right? Karen, the girl you have to beat, remember how she tried to steal your thunder every time? The job description is what she wants, the night won't go on forever, it's for the evening, after that, you can run away from him again."
Briefly remembering all the times I had to suffer because of her formed an ignition in my heart, my resolve was weakening.
"but I have to be level headed and think this through."
"Or you could use David Jerkins." Quinn said shrugging.
I gave her the stink eye, before remembering I had the perfect guy, Zach. I don't know how I forgot him. My fingers flew across my phone screen, when I find his number, I click on the call icon.
"Hello?"
"I need to ask you for a favor, please don't hang up...hear me out first.."
"The last time you said that, I went to get you tampons. I'm not sure I want to do that again."
"Who is that?" James mouthed to me.
"Zach." I mouth back before responding. James made thrusting movements with her hips. Causing me to eye her, seriously she could be annoying at times.
"I promise this is far better. Would you like to go out next tomorrow night?"
"Nope, not interested." He hung up immediately, like he already thought about it and was waiting for the perfect moment to do it.
I cursed him under my breath, he was the rudest motherfucker I'd laid my eyes on in a while.
"Guess Noah is the only option now, isn't he?"
Apprehension filled my gut as I finger the call button beside his name.
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